Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 24.6% against 8.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 6.9% | 3.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 8.5% | 2.3% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.1% | 0.3% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 11.8% | 2.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 24.6% against 8.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 15.7%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 7th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.